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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:21 pm |
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Hey, back with another issue... 
Yesterday I drove for about half hour, I don't motorway drive that much anyway, but when I got the where I was going, I noticed that these pipes(?) I think they're pipes, not sure if they're actually hollow or not though, but anyway, they were red hot, like Oven hot, and I'm not sure if anything should be that hot on the inside of the car, but then I've never felt them before.
They run on the left hand of the centre console, behind the dash, I took a pic
Is this normal? if not do you have any ideas what it might be?
Also, I'll add that I didn't have the heating on in the car at-all, and on the way back I had the air con on full, but it still got hot.
I hope someone can help, I have a 3 hour journey ahead of me in 2 weeks 
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:39 pm |
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Coolant runs though then into the car regardless of whether you have the heater on or not.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:39 pm |
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Can't tell for sure from your picture, could be the heater pipes, but what ever they are I'm sure they're supposed to be like it.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:53 pm |
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thats the heater matrix pipes that are next to the glove box.
if the engine has been running for a while and them pipes are still cold then the matrix is blocked 
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:06 pm |
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| cartoonhead wrote: |
thats the heater matrix pipes that are next to the glove box.
if the engine has been running for a while and them pipes are still cold then the matrix is blocked |
So them being nice and hot is a good thing then 
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:14 pm |
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yup sure is 
there allways hot when the engines at running temp , its just the part of the box the heater matrix is inside of gets closed off so no hot air is going to the blower vents.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:29 pm |
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Ah ok, but It does get proper hot, like, burns when you touch it lol.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:30 pm |
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if it is cold you should be worried
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 3:39 pm |
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good thread. i also thought this was a problem when i first got my car.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 1:04 am |
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Tbh I never even noticed them
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 3:25 am |
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| devildriverxii wrote: |
| Ah ok, but It does get proper hot, like, burns when you touch it lol. |
Seeing as the engine's normal running temp is around 90 degree's C it will burn you if your stupid enough to touch one of the pipes carrying the coolant.
Go boil the kettle & pour it over your hand, you will get much the same result 
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:15 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| devildriverxii wrote: |
| Ah ok, but It does get proper hot, like, burns when you touch it lol. |
Seeing as the engine's normal running temp is around 90 degree's C it will burn you if your stupid enough to touch one of the pipes carrying the coolant.
Go boil the kettle & pour it over your hand, you will get much the same result |
Haha, Well I'd never noticed them before, and while I was down opening the bonnet I noticed them, then touched them lol.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:59 am |
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They will be at whatever temperature your temp gauge says
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 1:35 pm |
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Lol what where you doin with your hands down there in the first place  i only noticed this when my epic thread of the cd player shutting down it self was still going on lol
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